Identity
Person No.
13097
Service No.
90361
Last Name
First Name
Raoul Alexander
Initials
R A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died as a POW, whilst being loaded onto railway wagons to be transported to Germany, the rail yards at Aquila were bombed by USAF B-25 bombers. About 200 POWs were killed, all who were trapped in locked cattle cars
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Gabriel Alexandre and Sadie Reid Le Fevre, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. POW, captured at Sidi Rezegh. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. His father died in service in WW1
Research notes
Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner R.A. Le Fevre) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
open source ↗
World War 2 1939-1945 Gunner R.A. Le Fevre
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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